A recount that took into the early morning hours Sunday maintained the results of Tuesday's election, if by a closer margin.

Democrat Heidi Keyes edged out Republican Artie Kassimis for the last seat on the Board of Education by six votes, 5,907 to 5,901. Before the recount Keyes had a 12 vote lead.

On the City Council Republican John E. Tobin beat Democrat Anna K. Duleep by 21 votes after the recount, 6,077 to 6,056. Before the recount Tobin had a 40-vote advantage.

Karen Doyle Lyons, the city's Republican registrar of voters, said she and her staff wrapped up the recount, also known as a recanvassing, just before 1 a.m. Sunday.

"The recanvass went well yesterday. It is the first time that I can remember a citywide recount," said Lyons on Sunday. " This is new territory for us."

Under state law, a difference of less than .5 percent of the total votes requires a recount if both candidates acquiesce.

Lyons said that four teams of ballot counters, headed by Emily Wilson, worked on the recount.

"Emily did a phenomenal job," said Lyons. "She was thrown into the fire storm and did just great."

According to Lyons the group started just before 10 a.m. on Saturday and took their time going through every vote cast in the election.

On the Board of Education, Keyes victory prevents a Republican sweep. A phone call seeking comment from Keyes was not returned by press time.

The three other seats went to Republicans Steve Colarossi, Sue Haynie and Erin Halsey, who ran with Kassimis on a Parents Not Politicians slate.

The GOP took all five at-large seats on the Common Council. Republican John Tobin won his race, Richard McQuaid won with 6,531 votes up from 6,522 before the recount, Fred Bondi won with 6,473 votes up from 6,467, Douglas Hempstead won with 6,824 up from 6,815 and Joanne Romano won with 6,281 up from 6,273.